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PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

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WordMeaning
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
fraileasily led into evil
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
prowessdistinguished bravery
siftto put through a sieve
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary